Hays County officials and residents gathered at the Hays County Courthouse Saturday to honor law enforcement personnel within Hays County that have given the ultimate sacrifice of giving their lives in the line of duty.  A proclamation was made by the Hays County Commissioners Court that recognized...

UPDATE – Feb. 7, 1:20 p.m.  A Kyle man wanted in an injury to a child case has been arrested in Killeen, according to a city of San Marcos release. Richard Vincent Blythe, 19, of Kyle, was arrested Feb. 4 by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and is now in custody. An arrest warrant was issued Jan. 1...

Two Kyle residents have been indicted in connection with a major 20-person crime ring that stole more than $765,000 worth of heavy construction equipment over several years. An investigation into the theft ring, which involved 18 law enforcement agencies, confirmed the involvement of members and ass...

A Hays County Grand Jury Thursday indicted a man accused of shooting and killing San Marcos Police officer Kenneth Copeland in December 2017 for capital murder, according to a press release. Stewart Thomas Mettz, 58, of San Marcos, was indicted on capital murder, which is punishable by death or life...

Hays County authorities have now formally charged the man suspected of shooting and killing San Marcos Police officer Kenneth Copeland on Monday.     Stewart Thomas Mettz Stewart Thomas Mettz, 58, has been charged with capital murder of a peace officer. Mettz was also charged with injury to an elder...

Numerous law enforcement vehicles lined the normally quiet Steeplechase subdivision streets in Kyle to de-escalate an emergency situation last week.  Kyle Police, San Marcos Police, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the Hays County Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) unit were on scene for what w...

By ANDY SEVILLA A man accused in a double-shooting that left one man dead and another critically injured in San Marcos last week was found dead in a Lockhart home Friday. Cyrus Louis Amaya, 21, was the suspect in a Jan. 12 shooting at the Townwood Apartments that left Earl Edward Clark, 42, dead and...

  By ANDY SEVILLA Authorities are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and a second seriously injured at a San Marcos apartment complex Monday night. Officials say Earl Edward Clark III, 42, of San Antonio was found lifeless after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in a common area of the ...

  STAFF REPORT Preliminary reports find the death of deceased man found in a wooded area near Texas State University may have been self-inflicted, according to San Marcos officials. Police investigators working the case Wednesday night and into Thursday learned new information and recovered addition...

By Andy Sevilla Within a few hours of each other, one man died and another was seriously injured in San Marcos due to unrelated suspected carbon monoxide poisonings. Just before 4 p.m. July 29, San Marcos firefighters recovered the body of a Texas Parks and Wildlife employee who was reportedly found...